It’s the A to Z Challenge and letter D! Let’s see what we’ve got today:

Now I know what you’re thinking, this prolly isn’t a middle grade title. It’s not. But seeing as it’s SPRING and I suffer from allergies, I thought it to be an appropriate title.

PLUS

CUTE.

So here’s the story: little Dixie is the only child in her class who doesn’t have an allergy. The other children need identifiable bracelets to show that they are special. In a class full of allergies, Dixie feels left out and ordinary. So she wishes for an allergy. You know what they say; be careful what you wish for?

You guessed it! She gets an allergy. As an allergy sufferer I can tell you they’re not fun. Unless your idea of fun is sneezing like a big goober and feeling like a globbery mess.

The other problem? Dixie needs to stop wishing for things and just be satisfied with who she is, right?

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Awww, what a great book to place in our Texas libraries. San Antonio and Austin are great cities with the WORST allergies! I kid you not. I just retired as an elementary school librarian so will post your blog today to my fellow librarians!
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Not great to have allergies. I was on the train this morning and some poor fellow sneezed intermittently for the whole of his journey. Not sure what he was allergic to but he did mention allergies. It must have been a bit globbery as he went through several tissues, too. Fitting in is not all it’s cracked up to be, poor Dixie.

Thanks for profiling this! It sounds adorable. Tori and I are published by the same editor/publishing house and I’ve been meaning to buy a copy of this book for my niece (who does not have allergies). 🙂

This caught my eye because I suffer from allergies too and had a horrible day Wednesday with them. It seems, I can never ride with the windows down again, unless I like the sore throat and puffy nose and eyes and going through one box of kleenex in a day.Stephanie´s last blog post ..E is for Evolution